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Organised Chaos

Martin Moene

05 May 2016 09:38:14 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe explains why organisation is so important.

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Editorial: Where Does All The Time Go?

Martin Moene

10 April 2016 21:22:23 +01:00

There’s never enough time. Frances Buontempo wonders what this really means.

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The Tao of Scratch

Martin Moene

09 April 2016 21:27:05 +01:00

Scratch is an environment designed to help young people learn to code. Patrick Martin walks us through it.

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Knowledge-Sharing Architects As An Alternative to Coding Architects

Martin Moene

08 April 2016 21:29:51 +01:00

Should architects write code? Sergy Ignatchenko explores this controversial subject.

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QM Bites: Understand Windows OS Identification Preprocessor Macros

Martin Moene

07 April 2016 21:31:12 +01:00

There’s confusion between user-defined and predefined Windows 32/64-bit operating-system identification macros. Matthew Wilson shines light on the issue.

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Why Collaboration is Key for QA Teams in an Agile World

Martin Moene

06 April 2016 21:32:39 +01:00

Agile processes can have an impact on QA departments. Greg Law considers how they can adapt to survive and even thrive.

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How to Diffuse Your Way Out of a Paper Bag

Martin Moene

05 April 2016 21:34:24 +01:00

Diffusion models can be used in many areas. Frances Buontempo applies them to paper bag escapology.

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Stufftar

Martin Moene

04 April 2016 21:36:05 +01:00

How do you quickly transfer data from one machine to another? Ian Bruntlett shows us the bash script he uses.

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QM Bites: looping for-ever

Martin Moene

03 April 2016 21:37:13 +01:00

Never-ending loop constructs can confound user and compiler in subtle ways. Matthew Wilson offers advice to maximise portability and transparency.

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Using Enum Classes as Bitfields

Martin Moene

02 April 2016 21:39:18 +01:00

Scope enums have many advantages over standard enums. Anthony Williams shows how to use them as bitmasks.

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9.7 Things Every Programmer Really, Really Should Know

Martin Moene

01 April 2016 21:40:44 +01:00

Most of us have heard of the twelve step program. Teedy Deigh introduces a 9.7 step plan for programmers.

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The Very Model of a Model Modern Programmer

Martin Moene

12 September 2015 06:56:05 +01:00

Pete Goodliffe asks what defines you as a programmer.

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The Cat’s Meow

Martin Moene

08 September 2015 07:06:20 +01:00

Gail Ollis reports from the App-a-thon World Record attempt.

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Writing a Technical Book

Martin Moene

06 May 2015 16:49:59 +01:00

Adam Tornhill discusses motivation, publishing and how to stay focused without ruining your life.

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What Do People Do All Day?

Martin Moene

06 March 2015 21:03:22 +00:00

Thaddaeus Frogley shares his day to day activities as a games programmer.

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Standards Report

Martin Moene

04 January 2015 21:39:25 +00:00

Mark Radford brings the latest news from C++ Standardisation.

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Playing By The Rules

Martin Moene

09 November 2014 15:27:08 +00:00

Pete Goodliffe makes up his own rules.

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Taming the Inbox

Martin Moene

08 November 2014 15:31:33 +00:00

Chris Oldwood shares his tactics for keeping on top of the mail.

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Standards Report

Martin Moene

01 November 2014 15:33:36 +00:00

Mark Radford brings the latest news from C++ Standardisation.

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A Scheduling Technique for Small Software Projects and Teams

Martin Moene

03 October 2014 22:05:58 +01:00

Despite myriad scheduling tools, projects still overrun. Bob Schmidt presents some tips for accurate scheduling.


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